"Draconis, Your Highness! Sir Ryan is asking for you! He said there's an urgent matter to report!"
Draconis was in the middle of training his Dratini on Thunder Wave by the river when he suddenly saw a knight in armor running towards him.
"Ryan?" Hearing the knight's words, Draconis paused slightly, motioned for Dratini to stop, and then asked, "Where is he?"
"He's with Miss Lila!" the knight replied.
"I understand. I'll go now." Draconis nodded.
Lila's place wasn't far from him. In just a few minutes, Draconis arrived at the small wooden cabin by the river.
Pushing open the door, he saw Lila feeding a potion to a small-bodied Pokémon.
Standing nearby were Ryan, Simisear, and two other Pokémon he had never seen before.
Are those… Patrat, Pidove, and Foongus?
"Draconis, Your Highness!"
Upon seeing Draconis, Ryan's eyes immediately lit up.
"Who are they?" Draconis's gaze fell on Foongus and Pidove.
Ryan replied, "These three Pokémon were adopted by Simisear. They live together in a cave. This Patrat had a fever, so I brought it back for Lila to treat."
So that's it, Draconis realized.
Some Pokémon do indeed actively rescue other Pokémon, and sometimes even adopt abandoned human infants and raise them.
Simisear looked at Patrat with eyes full of worry.
"Alright, this Pokémon has recovered its health," Lila said, putting away the remaining potion in her hand, then turned to the others and said, "Now, it just needs a good rest, stay warm, and eat on time. It will be fine."
Hearing this, Ryan breathed a sigh of relief.
He turned to Simisear and said, "Simisear, it's alright now, you don't need to worry!"
"Bak~!"
Simisear was filled with gratitude towards Ryan, and even Pidove and Foongus, who were nearby, became much closer to him.
Ryan scratched his head and chuckled as he asked, "Simisear, now, are you willing to live with me?"
Looking at the Patrat whose face had regained its healthy color, Simisear didn't hesitate this time and gave Ryan an affirmative answer.
"Bak!"
He had his own Pokémon now! Ryan was instantly overjoyed.
He immediately said impatiently, "Let's go then, I'll take you to see where we'll be living from now on!"
It was then that Ryan suddenly remembered Draconis was still there.
He quickly turned back and said, "Draconis, Your Highness…"
Draconis smiled and said, "Go on! Take Simisear to explore our territory!"
Ryan loudly said, "Yes!"
Watching Ryan and Simisear leave, Draconis casually opened the territory panel and, as expected, found that the number of his Pokémon citizens had increased by four.
"If this continues, the Pokémon citizens will soon surpass the human citizens…" Draconis couldn't help but complain.
However, complaints aside, it was important to focus on the main task now.
Draconis's thoughts moved, and the detailed information of that Simisear appeared before his eyes.
[Pokémon: Simisear]
[Attribute: Fire]
[Gender: Female]
[Ability: Blaze]
[Moves: Glare, Fury Swipes, Flame Burst, Incinerate, Yawn, Fire Blast, Flamethrower]
[Friendship: 10]
[Pokémon History: Kingdom Year 135, Pansear was born.]
[Kingdom Year 140, Pansear began living alone.]
[Kingdom Year 142, Pansear came into contact with a Fire Stone at the bottom of a hot spring and evolved into Simisear.]
[Kingdom Year 148, Simisear rescued three Pokémon, and was moved by Ryan's sincerity, deciding to join Draconis's territory and live with Ryan.]
"Oh? This Simisear seems a bit strong!" Draconis's gaze swept across the panel before him.
It had even learned powerful Fire-type moves like Fire Blast, Flame Burst, and Flamethrower.
However, this Simisear was already thirteen years old, which is considered young adult among Simisear, so it was normal for it to have learned these moves.
Ryan had finally gotten what he wished for, Draconis thought to himself.
And for everyone in the territory, there was now another very reliable Pokémon companion.
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"That person just now was Draconis, Your Highness, the lord of this territory. He was also the one who proposed the idea of humans and Pokémon living together," Ryan said with a smile. "In short, Draconis, Your Highness, is a very amazing person!"
"Bak~"
"Alright, that house ahead is my home."
As he spoke, Ryan stepped forward and pushed open the door.
Simisear, Patrat, Pidove, and Foongus behind him all looked inside with curiosity.
The interior of the wooden house wasn't large. As a bachelor, Ryan's requirements for a house were limited to just being livable, which made his room arrangement very simple.
There were almost no decorations, only a bed, a table for eating, and a few small wooden stools.
But for Simisear and the others, even so, the environment here was far superior to the cave they had lived in before.
They walked into the house, looking around curiously, examining the room.
Ryan followed in, closed the door, and put firewood into the stone fireplace to light it. In a short while, the entire room began to warm up.
Pidove, Patrat, and Foongus's eyes immediately lit up. They all gathered around the fireplace, curiously watching the flames inside.
Simisear watched this scene from the side, a happy smile involuntarily appearing on her face.
"Hehe, warm, isn't it?" Ryan then took out a bag of Candy from his own bag and distributed it to the Pokémon: "These are Candy I brought from the royal city. You should try them too!"
As the Candy entered their mouths, the Pokémon, who had never eaten Candy before, were immediately stunned by the taste.
So delicious!
The atmosphere became lively and warm at once.
Watching this scene, Ryan suddenly had a premonition.
His life would definitely become even more exciting with the arrival of these Pokémon.
However, there was still one problem at the moment.
That was, the Candy he brought from the royal city was almost eaten up.
He had promised Simisear before that if she was willing to follow him, she could eat this sweet Candy every day.
Ryan felt a bit troubled.
It was at this moment that Draconis found Ryan.
"Ryan, I hope you can discuss with Simisear and ask her to help fire bricks in the brick kiln with her Flamethrower."
"As compensation for the work, I will provide you with more food and Candy."
With four more Pokémon suddenly, Ryan, who had no experience in raising them, might not be able to manage them all at once.
Therefore, Draconis decided to provide him with more food in addition to the basic Candy.
Although it still sounded a bit like exploiting Simisear… this was already the best compensation Draconis could offer at the moment.
Of course, all of this depended on Simisear's own wishes; if she was unwilling, Draconis would naturally not force her.
As for the rest, it would have to wait until the territory was officially developed.